Scientific representation and the semantic view of theories

Theoria-Revista De Teoria Historia Y Fundamentos De La Ciencia

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-65

  Frigg, Roman ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Isomorphism; Models; Scientific representation; Semantic view of theories; Similarity

Indexed keywords

EID: 58949088551     PISSN: 04954548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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